Harrow



April 19, 1927.

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HARRow Filed Jan. 6. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 '24 .9 K a o 6 Y y y /0 Inventor Attorney Patented Apr. 19, 1927.

UNITED STATS ALBIN is. annosnx, or CORPUS cHRrsTr, Texas.

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Application filed January 6, 1927. Serial No. 159,384.

The present invention relates to harrows generally and more particularly .to an apparatus for cutting up and turning under the soil, stalks and weeds.

By the use of this improved agricultural implement cotton and other stalks, weeds o r grasses may be turned over under the soil and allowed to rot for fertilizing purposes. This device pushes the stalks, weeds or grass to one side, lays it on the ground till the disks roll over it and cut it up and turn it under the soil thereby doing the work of a stalk cutter and soil pulverizer in one operation".

Another very important object of the invention lies in the provision of a device of this nature performing in one operation the double function as mentioned above without requiring any more additional draft than an ordinary disk harrow.

Another important object of the invention lies in the provision of an agricultural im plement of this nature which is comparatively simple in its construction, easy to manipulate, thoroughly efficient and reliable in operation, and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

W ith the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a top plan. view of the imple ment embodyingl the features of my invention,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof,

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary top plan thereof showing theagang disks adjusted to a dife ferent position than that shown in Figure 1,

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a bracket used in the implement.

. Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that the numeral 5 denotes the main beam which has a seat 6 at the rear end thereof. A cross bar 7 is mounted at its center on the rear end of the beam 5 and the extremities thereof are bent downwardly as at 6 and then rearwardly as at 7. Boxings 8 are p'votally engaged as at 9 with the extremities of the extensions 7 and support axles 10 of the disk gangs 11. The extensions 7 are braced by rods 12 which are engaged vtherewith as at 13 and are engaged with the beam 5 as at 14. A bracket B includes Van oblong loop body having spaced parallel lip terminals 16 straddling the beam 5 a little to the rear of the point 14 and fixed thereto so as to suspend this bracket from' the beam to extend transversely there of. Deflecting frames F are mounted one to each 'side of the beam' Each frame F includes a main bar 17 the forward endof which extends through the bracket B and the rear end of which is bent angularly as at 18 and is pivoted as at 19 with a boxing 20 on shaft 10 at the inner end thereof and deflect-ing rods 21 extend at various acute angles from the rod 1Trearwardl'y and outwardly therefrom and one of said rods has its extremities pirated at 9 and the outer two rods 21 have their ends slightly bent rearwardly. Links 22 are engaged at 19 and are engaged on levers 223 having associated therewith suitable means 24 for holding the levers in different adjusted positions. Thus when the levers are disposed as shown in Figures 1 and 2, the frames and gangs will be disposed as is shown in Fig. 1 but if the levers are moved forwardly7 the links Q2 are forced rearwardly thus swinging the gangs 11 and the frames F to angular positions as is shown in Fig. 3. In Fig. 3 the harrow operates to push the stalks and weeds to one side so as to allow the disks to roll thereover and cut them up and turn them under the soil.

It is thought that the construction, operation, and advantages of this invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this art without a more detailed description thereof. The present embodiment of the invention has been disclosed in detail merely by way of example since in actual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description. It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new is:

1. A device of the class described including, in combination, a beam, deflecting frames, disk gangs, means for swingably mounting tlie del'ieetor iframes and disk gangs on the beam, and means for operating said :trames and said gangs.

i2. A dei'iee ot the class deseribed inelud ing a beam, a eross member on tlie beam, disl gangs, means for pirotally mounting ille disk gangs on the extremities ot the er member, delleetor trames, means pivotallji engaging the deiieetor frames at ibe pivots between the gangs and tbe cross member, means for pirotingj ille `frames ai' tbe inner ends ot the gangs` means slid-abbiT supporting the iorn'ard ends et the iframes, and means tor swinging tlie gangs to dispose iliem at dili'ereni angular positions in relation to the beams.

l. )i deviee of the elass described ineluding a beam, a cross member on the beam, disk gangs, means for pivotally mounting tlie disk gangs on the extremities oi" the eross member` del'ieetor trames, means pivotallr engaging the deiieetor 'trames at tbe pivi'iin` between tbe gangs and the cross inem ber. means ior pivoting ilie 'trames at tlie inner ends oit the gangs. means slii'iabl)Y snpporting the tor 'ard ends o'l the trames, and means lor swinging tbe gangs to dispose tbem at diii'erent angular positions in reiation to tbe beams. eaeli trame eoniprising a. main bar and a plm'alit)v of rods projeeting aeutely therefrom at dii'i'erent angles.

fi. An agrieultural apparatus oi' the elass desi ibed including a beam, a cross member on the beam, a pair oli' disk gangs, a pair et detieetor iframes each including a main bar and a pluralityY ot' angulariy extending detieeting bars` means pivoting the extremities oi one oi the delleeting bars ot' each frame and the extremities of the cross member and an intermediate portion of the disk gaiigs together, means pivoting the extremities ot the main bars with the inner end portions of tbe gangs, and means for swinging ille inner ends or tile gangs.

5. An agricultural apparatus o'lI tbe eiass deseribed inrluding a beam, a` eross member on tbe beam` a pair of disk gangs, a pair of delleetor trames eaeii inrluding a main bar and a plurality olf angularly extending detieeting bars, means pivoting the extremities oi2 one oiT the detieeting bars ot eaeli iframe. and the extremities ot the eross member and an intermediate portion of the disk gangs i'ogetlier, means pivoting the extremities olE tbe nniin bars with ilie inner end portions` oi tbe gangs, and means for swinging the inner ends o't tile gangs, a` braeket ,-oinprising an elongated loop suspended transversely from tbe beam` and the 'forward ends of the main bars being slidable therein.

ln iestin'iony whereof I a'liix mv signature. 

